This audio adaptor lets you easily add high quality 16 bit, 44.1 kHz sample rate (CD quality) audio to your projects with Teensy 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6 (Rev C), or 4.0 (Rev D). It supports stereo headphone and stereo line-level output, and also stereo line-level input or mono microphone input.

The Teensy Audio Library lets you use the input and output simultaneously together with a toolkit of audio processing objects, to easily create all types of sophisticated audio applications. You can play multiple sound files, create synthesized waveforms, apply effects, mix multiple streams and output high quality audio to the headphones or line out pins.

Teensy 3.x have the Cortex-M4 DSP instructions which provide plenty of computational power for real-time FFT (spectrum analysis), opening up the possibility of creating advanced sound-reactive projects.

Function	Teensy 4.0 Pins Rev D	Teensy 3.x Pins Rev C	Shareable
Audio Data	7, 8, 20, 21, 23	9, 11, 13, 22, 23
Audio Control	18, 19	18, 19	SDA, SCL (other I2C chips)
Volume Pot	15 (A1)	15 (A1)	-
SD Card	10, 11, 12, 13	7, 10, 12, 14	MOSI, MISO, SCK (other SPI chips)
Memory Chip	6, 11, 12, 13	6, 7, 12, 14	MOSI, MISO, SCK (other SPI chips)

Front Side Back Side

Signals to Teensy

The audio chip, part number SGTL5000, connects to Teensy using 7 signals. The I2C pins SDA and SCL are used to control the chip and adjust parameters. Audio data uses I2S signals, TX (to headphones and/or line out) and RX (from line in or mic), and 3 clocks, LRCLK (44.1 kHz), BCLK (1.41 MHz) and MCLK (11.29 MHz). All 3 clocks are created by Teensy3. The SGTL5000 operates in "slave mode", where all its clock pins are inputs.

Rev D Teensy(4.0) Rev C Teensy(4.0)

Rev D Teensy 4.0	Rev C Teensy 3.x	Function
MCLK	23	11	Audio Master Clock, 11.29 MHz
BCLK	21	9	Audio Bit Clock, 1.41 or 2.82 MHz
LRCLK	20	23	Audio Left/Right Clock, 44.1 kHz
DIN	7	22	Audio Data from Teensy to Audio Shield
DOUT	8	13	Audio Data from Audio Shield to Teensy
SCL	19	19	Control Clock (I2C)
SDA	18	18	Control Data (I2C)
SCK	13	14	Data Storage (SPI) Clock
MISO	12	12	Data Storage (SPI) from SD/MEM to Teensy
MOSI	11	7	Data Storage (SPI) from Teensy to SD/MEM
SDCS	10	10	Chip Select (SPI) for SD Card
MEMCS	6	6	Chip Select (SPI) for Memory Chip
Vol	15 / A1	15 / A1	Volume Thumbwheel (analog signal)

The SD socket is accessed with 4 SPI pins. SCLK and MOSI are used at alternate locations. See the audio library examples for details on how to select these different pins. The SD card is useful for playing music. Sandisk and other good quality SD cards are capable of playing 2 WAV files simultaneously.

Wires for MCLK, BCLK, LRCLK, TX & RX should be kept short. The audio shield is meant to connect to Teensy through short pins. Wires can be used, but wires must be short to avoid problems.

The line in/out header uses a pinout compatible with the AC97 audio header on PC motherboards. The front panel cables from most PCs can be connected, or wires can be soldered directly to the pins.

Schematic, Rev D

In September 2019, Rev D was created for Teensy 4.0. The circuitry is the same as Rev C, but the I2S digital audio signals and SPI signals for the SD card are routed to the pins Teensy 4.0 uses.

Package Includes :

1 x Audio Shield For Teensy 4.0